Rising costs fuelled by inflation are pushing many small businesses in B.C. to find creative ways to adapt or pivot in the hope they can weather the storm.
Even though inflation has fallen from its four-decade high over the last year, prices for many things have not. And it’s not just consumers who are struggling. So are entrepreneurs, who find themselves forced to pass on their higher costs.
“In my memory, this is the hardest season I’ve ever experienced in this business,” said Sarah McClean, the owner of two restaurants in Powell River, B.C. “My fear is that it’s not a season.”
Her two businesses — Coastal Cookery and Costa Del Sol restaurants —
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